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While repairing bicycles in Tanzania, Bernard Kiwia discovered his passion for new inventions.

How South Africa got three finance ministers in just one week.

Robo-cops on parade, funny funerals and breaking stones

Will UN deal end years of chaos and conflict?

A band made up of inmates from one of Malawi's most congested prisons has secured the country's first Grammy nomination.

An Ivory Coast man explains why he set up a centre to help rehabilitate children who have been trafficked.

and other inventions coming out of Uganda's tech hub

Alastair Leithead gives his account of what has happened in South Sudan and where it’s heading.

To lose one finance minister may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness, do why did President Jacob Zuma's drop two finance ministers in less than a week, asks the BBC's Milton Nkosi.

Successes and failures of the Arusha tribunal

Can African restaurants in Europe broaden their appeal?

How Africa faces climate change disaster not of its own making

The former girlfriend of South African rapper Nkululeko Habedi, known as Flabba, is found guilty of his murder.

The former president of Central African Republic calls the decision to ban him from running in the presidential election "shameful".

Nigeria save a penalty and score one to beat hosts Senegal as they secure a place at the 2016 Olympics.

Footage has been released that shows a lion appearing to retch after allegedly being poisoned by two Maasai farmers.

A French judge drops the warrant to arrest Ivory Coast's parliamentary speaker, who is an ex-rebel leader, following a diplomatic protest, his lawyers say.

Tanzania's new President John Magufuli joins hundreds of residents in the main city Dar es Salaam to take part in a public clean-up operation.

Two Maasai farmers in Kenya have been charged over allegations they poisoned a famous pride of lions.

A referendum on whether to scrap the limit on presidential terms in Rwanda will take place next week, the government announces.